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Cost of Living Index - Numbeo

 

Cost of Living Index 2026

Worldwide

Top 25	Cost of Living Index
Zurich, Switzerland	118.5
Geneva, Switzerland	116.5
Basel, Switzerland	112.4
Lausanne, Switzerland	111.5
Lugano, Switzerland	110.1
Bern, Switzerland	110.0
New York, NY, United States	100.0
Reykjavik, Iceland	98.9
Honolulu, HI, United States	98.2
San Francisco, CA, United States	97.6
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	91.4
Seattle, WA, United States	90.3
Oslo, Norway	90.2
Singapore, Singapore	87.7
London, United Kingdom	87.5
Washington, DC, United States	87.3
San Jose, CA, United States	86.4
Boston, MA, United States	86.2
Charleston, SC, United States	86.0
Copenhagen, Denmark	85.7
Bergen, Norway	85.6
Oakland, CA, United States	85.2
Trondheim, Norway	84.9
Ramat Gan, Israel	83.7
Berkeley, CA, United States	83.5

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Europe

Top 5	Cost of Living Index
Zurich, Switzerland	118.5
Geneva, Switzerland	116.5
Basel, Switzerland	112.4
Lausanne, Switzerland	111.5
Lugano, Switzerland	110.1

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America

Top 5	Cost of Living Index
New York, NY, United States	100.0
Honolulu, HI, United States	98.2
San Francisco, CA, United States	97.6
Seattle, WA, United States	90.3
Washington, DC, United States	87.3

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Asia

Top 5	Cost of Living Index
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	91.4
Singapore, Singapore	87.7
Ramat Gan, Israel	83.7
Jerusalem, Israel	83.0
Haifa, Israel	80.0

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Oceania

Top 5	Cost of Living Index
Sydney, Australia	75.1
Canberra, Australia	71.2
Melbourne, Australia	70.8
Gold Coast, Australia	70.4
Adelaide, Australia	68.2

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Africa

Top 5	Cost of Living Index
Abidjan, Ivory Coast	45.2
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	42.6
Pretoria, South Africa	41.6
Johannesburg, South Africa	40.4
Cape Town, South Africa	39.6

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Let's Rock, Let's Roll - NSW Rail Museum and more!

 

All Aboard for a Rockin’ Good Time! Day Out With Thomas™ 'Let’s Rock, Let’s Roll Tour' is hitting the tracks and bringing the beat to the NSW Rail Museum this March! Enjoy live entertainment, mini-train rides, photo ops, scavenger hunts and so much more. Take a steam train or railmotor ride with James or Toby the railmotor from Sodor Station, and spend the day enjoying music-inspired fun that'll have the whole family dancing. Learn more Every weekend from 24 January to 1 March, enjoy a 35-minute heritage diesel ride at the NSW Rail Museum. Step aboard at historic Thirlmere Station, and enjoy the sounds and power of a heritage diesel locomotive as you travel along part of the original line between Sydney and Newcastle. Learn more Tots & Tracks is a brand-new weekly program designed for parents, carers, babies and toddlers. Every Tuesday from 10am to 1pm throughout the school term, enjoy a range of games and activities including train sets, tactile toys, giant yard games, a story corner, colouring-in and crafts, dress-ups and more. Plus, each week features a special optional hosted activity. From fire truck fun to Mum & Bub Yoga and reptile encounters, there's something for everyone! Learn more

John And Yoko Appear On Rolling Stone Cover In Photo Taken Day Of John's Death - Music History - Calendar Event of The day

 

1981 The John Lennon tribute issue of Rolling Stone is published with the famous Annie Leibovitz photo of a naked Lennon embracing a fully-clothed Yoko Ono. Lennon's full interview is not published by the magazine until 2010. Read the full story   More Events:   1949 Steve Perry is born in Hanford, California. He becomes Journey's lead singer in 1977, debuting on Infinity, their fourth album. His songwriting chops and instantly identifiable vocals help Journey become one of the top bands of the '80s. He and the band part ways in 1998 when Perry develops a hip condition that keeps him from touring.   1972 In an interview with Melody Maker, David Bowie says, "I'm gay and I always have been."   1989 Metallica's first music video, for "One," makes its debut. Running 7:44, it incorporates footage from the 1971 war movie Johnny Got His Gun.   See More Events

Iconic Coke Commercial Is Born - Music History - Calendar Event of The Day

 

1971 The McCann-Erickson advertising agency takes a meeting with British songwriters Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway to record a Coca-Cola commercial with the group the New Seekers, which becomes "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing." Read the full story   More Events:   1968 At a White House luncheon to discuss the rise in urban crime, Eartha Kitt gets into a notorious spat with First Lady Claudia Taylor "Lady Bird" Johnson, declaring, "Vietnam is the main reason we are having trouble with the youth of America. It is a war without explanation or reason." Although accounts of the entire argument differ, Kitt is subsequently blackballed in America.   2015 John Legend and Common perform "Glory" (from the movie Selma) at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, to celebrate Martin Luther King Day and honor the march King led from the bridge to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.   1989 The Fourth Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies are held in New York City. Inductees include Dion, Otis Redding, The Rolling Stones, The Temptations, and Stevie Wonder.   See More Events Click here for the previous post

Manilow Hits #1 With "I Write The Songs" - Music History - Calendar Event of The Day

 

1976 Barry Manilow's "I Write The Songs," written by Bruce Johnston of The Beach Boys, hits #1 in America. It goes on to win the Grammy Award for Song of the Year. Read the full story   More Events:   2015 Smoother than a fresh jar of Skippy: "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson (with vocals by Bruno Mars) goes to #1 and stays for an amazing 14 weeks, making it the biggest hit of 2015. Hanging around the chart at #36 is "Riptide" by Vance Joy, which also mentions the actress Michelle Pfeiffer in the lyric.   1967 London's Daily Mail newspaper carries an article about potholes in Blackburn, Lancashire, inspiring John Lennon to mention it in "A Day In The Life."   1959 Susanna Hoffs is born in Los Angeles, California. She forms the Bangles after answering an ad placed by the sisters Debbi and Vicki Peterson.   See More Events